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Update on the Herald after a few more trips.
I had a problem that the gears were getting crunchy after it got nice and warm. Traced it to an imperfectly bled clutch, bled it, much better gears.
I'm off on a medium run with it on Saturday, down to the other side of Swindon to see a friend. I'll pop by Bill@Rarebits if he's in.
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"Jeremy Clarkson, a man we motor enthusiasts need on our side like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car needs a towing ball and a Sprite Musketeer" My motor
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A quick 948 update, I've had some overheating issues. To the extent that it boiled its oil, not pretty. Closer examination found that the hot water wasn't reaching the radiator. I shouldn't be able to put my finger in warm water in the rad of a car with oil smoke pouring out of the engine.
Luckily 948 engines are tough beasts so I don't seem to have damaged it. It had oil and never lost pressure. Bill@RareBits shares my view, he's run 948s dry in the past and got away with it.
So right now it's running without a thermostat.
In other news, I'm giving the bonnet some serious attention. I painstakingly ground away the dodgy barrier coat to which no paint would stick, and now it has two good sprayings of zinc phosphate primer.
I'm going to give it Ford Riviera Blue. Not perfect as a match to Triumph Powder Blue but better than Ford Bermuda Blue.
A work in progress, this car. But definitely a going concern.
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"Jeremy Clarkson, a man we motor enthusiasts need on our side like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car needs a towing ball and a Sprite Musketeer" My motor
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Isn't the weather useful. I took the cover off the Herald to wet & dry the bonnet, and it rained. How did it know I needed it to be wet!
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"Jeremy Clarkson, a man we motor enthusiasts need on our side like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car needs a towing ball and a Sprite Musketeer" My motor
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Nice to see an early herald not getting the 13/60 make-over, keep up the good work
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Aug 16, 2011 20:40:45 GMT
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Thanks, this one's certainly original.
Ready for Saturday. I think it's up to Bicester to Prescott.
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"Jeremy Clarkson, a man we motor enthusiasts need on our side like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car needs a towing ball and a Sprite Musketeer" My motor
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Oct 30, 2016 10:30:10 GMT
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Right, a few years have passed, a lot of water under the bridge, the 948 has gained a few chassis patches, but it's still very much on the road. About as mechanically good as I've ever had it, as it happens.
One thing I have learned: NEVER EVER take a Herald 948 through the Welsh mountains. Those brakes on those slopes, never again.
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"Jeremy Clarkson, a man we motor enthusiasts need on our side like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car needs a towing ball and a Sprite Musketeer" My motor
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